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(•veiling .111(1 pii! into alfolio!. wliuli wf always cMrncd \vi;li us (in (»iu 

 ('X(,'uisujns. Oiu- ol" Ihe crabs was tlic large Cardiosovio, so connnon in 

 liic West Indii's. Lai'gi^ sponjies were often seen, but we lia<i no means 

 ol" preser\ inj^ theni. Que spouge, not lar from the shore, was seen to 

 cause, the water at the surface, sonu' IS indies above it, to boil up with 

 some force. This was rolled ashore and cut up for the crustaceans, 

 which were to be found living in tlic largo canals. This sponge was not 

 less than thiee feet through and nearly spherical. Coral was abundant, 

 but we eoiild iireservc ouly the small specimens. Large specimens can 

 be jireseived to advantage only when they can be left in the sun to dry 

 until dead and then put in water until the animal matter is dissolved 

 out. This takes ime, and our stay would not permit it. Lizards of 

 larger size than those taken at St. Thomas were shot. Our guides 

 caught small ones and brought us stones with their eggs attached to 

 the uiuler surface. 



The Albatross sailed from Cura(;ao on the IStli of February. On the 

 same day two liauls were made: Station lillJl, in V22 fathoms, with the 

 dredge, taking but little material; and Station 21125, in 208 fathoms, 

 with the small beam-trawl, taking a number of sponges, echinoderms, 

 and a new shriuii)like crustacean, since described by Trof. S. 1. Smith 

 in the Proceedings of the National Museum as Hi/mcnopenccus robustun. 



The haul at Station 212(5, in 1,701 fathoms, February 10, was inoder- 

 alely successful in the amount of material tikeii; Station 2127, on 

 I'ebiuary 2.j, in 1.G30 fathoms, taking an interesting octopus and a few 

 other things. .Vlt hough in these hauls the amount of material taken 

 was small, the forms were very dillereiit from any we had before dredged, 

 making them in reality of considerable value. 



On the 2(>th of l'\'bruary the Albatross came to anchor in the harbor 

 of Santiago de Cuba, and remained there until the next day. No shore 

 collecting was done. On the 27th eight hauls were made with the tangle 

 in sight of the entrance to the harbor of Santiago do Cuba. Stations 

 2128 to 21.'>5, inclusive, the depth of water ranging from ITo to 400 

 fathoms. I'our or live large specimens of a crinoid {rentacrinus) were 

 taken m water from 250 to 200 fathoms. In a<ldition to these we ob- 

 tained many other echinoderms, corals, crabs, and shrimp. On the 

 20tii three hauls were made on a bank to the eastward of Jamaica, Sta- 

 tions 2i;5(j-213S, inclusive, in 52, 47, and 2.'] fathoms, respectively. 



We arrived in Kingston, Jamaica, March 1. At this place we made 

 large collections. With a small seine, made of mo.sciuito netting, we 

 took many small lish and crustaceans. Larger lish were bought of the 

 fishermen for small sums. Three specimeus of a large crustacean, Scyl. 

 larii.s (Hjuinoj:i((li,s, were bought of lishermen who had taken them in 

 fish baskets in from 25 to 40 fathoms. This animal is known as the 

 '• sea-roach." 



One night an excursion was made with some men, hired for the pur- 

 pose, to a place several miles from the ship, where shrimp are caught 



